BUFFYAren't I? Responsible? I
mean,it had to be something about methat did it, right?
Somethingthat made Spike say... "Woof,that's the one for
me."

Buffy's sparring escalates into a really
violent flurry of kicks and punches. Giles looks on with a little
alarm.

GILESBuffy, I think you might need
tocalm down a little...

MUFFLED VOICE (V.O.)Me
too.

ANOTHER ANGLE

Reveals that what Buffy has been beating up
is in fact someone in one of those ENORMOUS PADDED SUITS like they wear to
train attack dogs, or for those self-defense classes. Buffy removes the
suit's big puffy helmet, revealing XANDER.

BUFFY...Sure, the nice guys'll
runaway, but every now and thenyou'll find a prince like
Spikewho gets off on it--

XANDERBuffy. Stand me
up.

Buffy pulls Xander to a standing
position.

XANDERThe problem is not you. Don't
dothis to yourself. Please.

BUFFYBut... I just... I just want
toknow that there's gonna beanother one, another goodone. One
that I won't chaseaway.

XANDERThere will be. I promise.
He'sout there. He could come alongany minute.

BUFFYGreat. And the minute after
thatI can terrify him with my alarmingstrength and remarkable
self-involvement.

XANDERWhat? I don't think
you'relike that.

BUFFYMaybe I can change. You
know,work harder, spend less timeSlaying, laugh at his
jokes--Men like that, don't they?The
joke-laughing-at?

XANDEROr maybe you could just be
Buffyand he'll see your amazing heartand fall in love with
you.

BUFFYThat's... that's
really...

She can't find the word, and so instead she
hugs him tightly, managing only to grab part of the big suit.

XANDERThis is the day you
pick to hug me.

Buffy stays in the hug, leans her face
against the padding.

XANDERBuffy...

BUFFYMmm?

XANDERYou ever think, maybe the
reasonyou haven't found a great relationshipon the Hellmouth is
because it's aHellmouth? Seems to me this is apretty
terrible place to try to buildanything.

EXT. SUNNYDALE STREET - NIGHT

A car pulls up to the curb on Sunnydale's
most recognizable street -- you know the one. The passenger door opens and
a young woman, APRIL, gets out. She wears a pretty, bright-colored short
dress and high heels. She has a pretty, open, pleasant expression and an
irrepressible good nature. She looks to be the very type of sweet-natured
innocent most vulnerable to the dangers of this town. She calls back into
the car, where a DRIVER (man, 50s) sits behind the wheel.

APRILThank you for picking me
up!I'm very grateful for the ride!

DRIVERHey, you sure you wanna get
outhere? This place is kinda-- I mean,what are you lookin' for in
Sunnydale?

April looks around her, drinks in the
sights. She smiles.

APRILTrue love.

BLACK OUT.

END OF TEASER

Act One

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY (DAY
2)

JOYCE is modeling an attractive dress for
Buffy and DAWN. She turns in a circle.

BUFFYI might like it more than
theothers. Spin again.

Joyce turns around again.

DAWNI'm not sure. Once
more.

Joyce turns.

BUFFYNow the other
way.

Joyce starts to turn the other way, then
stops.

JOYCEYou're messing with
me.

BUFFYJust wanted to see how
manytime you'd do it.

DAWN(to Buffy)Was that five or
four-and-a-half?

JOYCESo is anyone going to talk
aboutthe dress?

DAWNI like it.

JOYCEYou sure? It's not too, you
know,mom-ish?

DAWNOh. That was why I liked
it.

BUFFYYou're both crazy! It's not
mom-ishat all! It's sexy! It screams
randy-sex-kitten-buy-me-one-drink-and-I'll...Wait... that's not
good either.

JOYCE(sarcastic)I'm so glad you
two agreed to help.(then)Oh God, what time is it?

BUFFY(checks her
watch)Four-twenty-three. You have lotsof time 'til seven. Vast
acres oftime in which you could plantcrops so tell us all about
thisBrian and guy and what hisintentions are.

DAWNMaybe he's a gigolo. Was
hisshirt all shiny?

JOYCENo, he works at a publishing
house.A nice, normal guy, okay?

BUFFYI've heard of
those.

JOYCEI met him my first day back at
thegallery when I was still kindashaky, you know, starting
over.He asked a question about theseantique cameos and I was so
lost'cause Carol did the orderingwhile I was sick. But it
turnedout he didn't know anything aboutthem either, so we had a
lot totalk about.

DAWNSo, what's the plan for
tonight?

JOYCEDinner and then a movie. Or
maybeit was a movie and then dinner.Which might be better
becausethen we can talk about the movie.Or maybe a movie isn't a
good ideaat all, because you can't talk duringand then what's the
point of any ofit. Also, what kind of a restaurant?One with
candles and romantic music,or is that pushing it?

DAWNI think a date should be in a
realfancy restaurant, then champagneat a night club with a floor
show,then ballroom dancing.

JOYCEUnfortunately, we're not
dating ina movie from the thirties. Buffy,what do you think?
Should I tryto make things romantic or sortof let him set the
pace?

APRILI'm looking for Warren. Do
youknow where Warren is? And ifyou do, could you tell
me?

TARAUm... I don't think we know a
Warren.

Anya shakes her head, confirming
it.

APRILAll righty! No harm in
asking!Thanks!

She turns away, and stops a nearby
MAN.

APRILHi! Do you know Warren? I
needto find him.

Tara and Anya hesitate for a second. As they
move on:

TARAYou can do this stuff with
aregular computer?

ANYAI'll show you! Also, you can
seethe web site I designed for themagic shop. Huge photo of
me...

INT. COMMONS - NIGHT

Later that night -- the party has begun.
Lots of college kids and music and beer. The place is decorated with a
beachy Spring Break theme -- sand and beach umbrellas and tiki torches --
many of the guests in Hawaiian shirts.

BUFFY AND XANDER

Dance together.

XANDERHow you doin'? Having o' the
fun?

BUFFYYou know? I really am.
Dancingwith you is way better than tryingto hook up with some
good-looking guy.

XANDERI think I liked it more when
youwere kicking me in the my puffy groin.

ANYA AND WILLOW AND TARA

Hold plastic cups and watch Buffy and Xander
dance.

ANYAI let them do that.
Dancetogether. That was me.

TARAVery nice of
you.

WILLOWA good deed.

ANYAYes. I'm expecting a big
karmicreward any second now.

BUFFY AND XANDER

Part as the dance ends. Xander heads back
toward Anya. Buffy sees BEN standing nearby, nibbling off a plate of
snacks. He hasn't noticed her yet. She pauses and really looks at him. She
reaches a decision and walks into his line of sight, lingers there until
he sees her and says:

BENBuffy!

She looks over, "notices" him.

BUFFYBen, I didn't know you were
here!And again with the non-medical clothing!

BENActually, these are
orthopedicpants. Oh man, that soundedso funny in my
head.

Buffy laughs more than necessary.

BUFFYIt is funny! Very, very funny
inmy head too.

BENHaving a good
time?

BUFFYYeah. I was dancing
earlierand my friends are here--(catching herself)But this
isn't all about me. Areyou enjoying yourself?

And in the b.g. we see Spike make a
decision. He looks around him hastily, spots April.

SPIKE

Goes to April.

SPIKE(loudly)And who are you,
darlin'?

Spike glances up to see if Buffy has noticed
him approaching April. She has.

APRILI'm April. I'm looking for my
fella.

SPIKEMaybe you just found
him.

APRILReally? Where?

Spike leans in close, hands on her
shoulders, and whispers in her ear, standing far too close... Suddenly
April rears back.

APRILOh!

She picks Spike up easily. He struggles,
startled.

SPIKEHey! Hey!
Hey!

APRILThat would be wrong! You
arenot my boyfriend!

APRIL THROWS SPIKE THROUGH A
WINDOW

BLACK OUT.

END OF ACT ONE

Act Two

INT./EXT. COMMONS - NIGHT -
CONTINUOUS

The alarmed party-goers stare, shocked, at
the scene around the broken window -- we can hear some exclaiming "what
happened" and "she just went nuts," etc. Many of the guest are already
making their way out of the party. April, Buffy, Xander, Anya, Willow and
Tara watch from the crowd as Spike, cut and pissed-off, struggles to his
feet outside the window.

SPIKEBloody hell, you threw me
througha window! What's that about?

APRILYou cannot make those
suggestionsto me. I have a boyfriend. Warrenis my
boyfriend.

SPIKEKnow what? My bleedin'
sympathiesto Warren.

Spike exits walking off down the street,
trying to maintain his dignity -- he hides a limp. Aprils turns to address
the crowd.

APRILNo one but Warren can touch
me!

More party-goers back away from the
obviously crazy girl. Buffy steps toward April. April tries to move around
her, but Buffy blocks her.

BUFFY(cautiously)Hi...
Listen... maybe you and Ishould talk. Because, throwingSpike
through a window, that's...well, that's good. But in
general--

APRILDo you know my
boyfriend?

BUFFYOkay, I think you need to take
asecond to stop looking for yourboyfriend--

APRIL PICKS UP BUFFY AND TOSSES HER ASIDE.
She looks down at Buffy sympathetically.

APRILI have to find him. If I hurt
youjust now I am sorry and I hopeyour boyfriend will take
goodcare of you.

April steps through the broken window and
exits.

INT. ROOM NEAR COMMONS - LATER
(NIGHT)

Buffy, Xander, Willow, Anya and Tara have
moved to a quiet room off the Commons to discuss what just happened. Buffy
is flexing her bruised arm.

BUFFYOw. I don't know about you
guys,but I've had it with super-stronglittle women who aren't
me.

TARAAt least she didn't do too much
damage.

XANDERAre you kidding?
Double-glazedglass is not cheap. Also, the jambhas to be
completely rebuilt--Oh dear god, I'm the grown-upwho sees the
world through my job.I'm my Uncle Dave the plumberand I must be
shunned.

WILLOWOkay.

BUFFYSo, what the deal with the
girl?I mean, what is she? 'Cuz thismay sound nuts, but I had
thisreal strong impression she was a...

TARARobot.

ANYAShe's a
robot.

XANDEROh yeah,
robot.

WILLOWRobot.

BUFFYI was gonna say robot.
Okay,so what does she want?

TARAWarren. Whoever that
is.

XANDERGotta be the guy that built
her.

WILLOWKind of an unusual name.
There'shardly any except Warren Beattyand, you know, President
Harding.(beat)It's probably not either of them.

XANDERSounds like a nerd to
me.

ANYAHey, President Harding was
quitethe package when he was young.He had these amazing gray
eyes--

BUFFYI'm so sorry, but if it makes
youfeel any better, my fun-time-Buffyparty night involved watching
arobot throw Spike through a window,so if you want to trade... no
wait, Iwouldn't give up that memory foranything.

GILESA robot? That's
interesting.

BUFFYWe're going to work on it in
themorning. Or, if you wanted tohang out a little longer, you
andI could--

Joyce arrives from outside, looking very
happy.

JOYCESo who wants to hear
everything?

BUFFY...listen to Mom talk about
boys.

GILESYes, right! Must go! See
youtomorrow! Good-bye, Joyce.

JOYCEBye, Rupert!

Giles exits. Joyce closes the
door.

JOYCEGosh, I'd forgotten how much
fundating can be!

BUFFYI don't know, I was standing
rightthere. I didn't see PrinceCharming. I didn't see a
good-night kiss. It all looked prettytame to me.

Joyce is taking off her coat.

JOYCEYes, I suppose by your
standardsit would seem pretty-- Oh dear.

BUFFYWhat?

JOYCEI left my bra in his
car.

BUFFYMother!

JOYCEI'm joking!

BUFFYGood God! That's
horrible!Don't do that!

JOYCEI left it in the
restaurant.

Buffy runs up the stairs, hands over her
ears.

BUFFYNo more! No
more!

JOYCE(called after)On the
dessert cart!

DAWN enters from the kitchen, licking cookie
dough off her fingers.

DAWNWhat the heck is going on out
here?

JOYCEI'm just torturing your
sister.

DAWNI'm for it. How was the
date?

JOYCEGood. Really
good.

DAWNYou gonna see him
again?

JOYCEYou know? I hope so. I think
hehad a good time. And what didyou do tonight?

DAWNIrritated Giles. I'm beginning
toget why Buffy likes it so much.

EXT. SUNNYDALE - NIGHT

Shot of the town to establish that it's the
middle of the night. Nothing moves. Over the shot we hear a
DOORBELL.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

A quiet street. It's the middle of the
night. April stands at a front door. A sleepy RESIDENT comes to the
door.

RESIDENT(out of it)Yes?
What?

APRILHi! Does Warren live
here?

The resident wakes up fully... not
happy.

RESIDENTWhat the hell...? What are
youdoing? It's three-thirty!

APRILYes, it is! Does Warren live
here?

No answer. Just an angry, incredulous look
and a slammed door.

APRIL(to the door)Okay then!
Bye!

Wearing a hopeful smile that is starting to
be tinged with sadness, she walks to the next house over.

INT. MAGIC BOX - DAY (DAY 3)

The next morning. Buffy, Xander, Willow,
Tara, Anya and Giles are gathered around the table. A few CUSTOMERS browse
at the other end of the store. Willow types on her lap-top.

GILESAnd you're certain she was a
robot?

BUFFYAbsolutely.

TARAShe practically had
"GenuineMolded Plastic" stamped on her ass.(off their
looks)Just tryin' a little spicy-talk.

ANYAShe was looking for
someonenamed Warren.

BUFFYWillow already checked
theSunnydale enrollment.

WILLOWAnd got nothin'. I found
oneWarren but he moved out of thecountry a year ago... I'm
tryingnearby schools...

XANDERWhoever he is, he knows his
stuff.That girl was... well... that was anice looking
girl.

ANYA(to Buffy)It's okay for him
to say thatbecause I know that he reallyloves me
only.

TARABut it's so weird. I
mean,everyone wants a nice, normalperson to, you know, share
with.If this guy, if he couldn't findthat... I guess it's kind of
sad.

Buffy registers that.

INT. TRAINING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER -
DAY

Buffy takes out the piece of paper Ben gave
her at the party, and looks at his phone number. She looks over at the
phone on the wall, hesitates... She picks up the receiver.

INT. GLORY'S APARTMENT - SAME TIME -
DAY

GLORY is writhing n the middle of a
MORPH.

GLORYArrrrrwwwwggg!

It's gradual and painful and horrible. When
it's complete....

CLOSE ON BEN

Sweating and out of breath. The phone rings.
He picks up the receiver.

BEN(a little
ragged)Hello?...

INTERCUT WITH BUFFY in the training
room.

BUFFYHi. It's Buffy. This a bad
time?It's kinda early.

BENNo. I just... I just got in is
all.Night shift at the hospital. I'mglad you
called.

BUFFYWell, I found your phone
number inmy pocket and I thought I might aswell pick up the phone
a coupletimes and hang up and finally callto see if you want to,
you know,have that coffee or, whatever,whatever you want to
do.

WARRENKatrina, if you don't want
topack, that's fine. You can buynew stuff. Now let's just
go.

He goes to the front door and opens it just
as Buffy was raising her hand to knock.

BUFFYI have to talk to
you.

KATRINAWho's this?

Warren looks past Katrina to
Buffy.

WARRENIs this about
her?

BUFFYYes.

KATRINAHer who? Something's going
onhere -- strange girls--

WARRENTrina, please be quiet. This
isimportant. Wait in the kitchen.

KATRINAAnd I'm not important?
Warren,tell her to go away.

WARRENI can't.

KATRINAYou're keeping secrets from
me...other girls, who knows what else!

WARRENShut up,
Trina!

KATRINAOkay. That's it. Forget
it,Warren. I'm gone.

Katrina storms out. Warren doesn't go after
her.

BUFFYMy name is Buffy Summers.
Youwere at Sunnydale High. Do youknow who I am?

WARRENYes. I know. April. Did
shehurt someone?

BUFFYNot yet. Well, no one that
matters.

WARRENShe's looking for me, you
know.She followed me here.

BUFFYOkay, kinda figured that
out.

WARRENThere's more. Something you
needto know about her.

BUFFYI know.

WARRENNo, wait. Something
important.

BUFFYBelieve me, I worked it
out.

WARRENNo. This is something you
can'tpossibly know.

The camera PUSHES IN on Warren. Everything
signals that a big act-break type piece of info is on the
way...

WARRENShe's a
robot.

Buffy looks at him -- no kidding.

BUFFYY'uh-huh.

BLACK OUT.

END OF ACT TWO

Act Three

INT. MAGIC BOX - DAY

Tara, Willow and Xander are heading toward
the front door. Giles and Anya are nearby, stocking some shelves. Dawn is
there now, wearing her backpack, and she trails after Tara, Willow and
Xander...

DAWNA robot? Really? Is it
Ted?'Cuz I always said there could'vebeen more than one of
him.

WILLOWNope. Whole new
robot.This one's a girl.

Xander opens the front door for everyone to
exit, and stands holding it open as he turns back to say...

XANDER(to Dawn)Buffy's busy
tracking down the guythat made her, so I'll drop you offat school
and if she's not finished --

SPIKE (O.S.)Comin' through! Comin'
through!

Spike runs into the store, under a severely
smoldering blanket. Everyone backs away very quickly. Spike throws the
blanket off violently just as it BURSTS INTO FLAMES.

SPIKEFire! Fire!

Spike stomps out the fire. Then he pulls
himself together and looks around casually as if he'd just strolled
in.

SPIKEHallo all. What's going on,
then?

GILESYou're not welcome here,
Spike.

WILLOWYeah, and by the way, we're
workingon a way to de-invite you from here,too, even if it is a
public place.

XANDERNah, forget that. Letting him
inis good, 'cuz then we get to tosshim out.

ANYAOh! Can we throw him through
thewindow like the robot did? 'Cuzthat was neat.

SPIKERobot. That what she was?
Knewthat wasn't right. I've still got alimp,
look--

Spike starts to demonstrate his limp, then
notices Dawn.

SPIKEHey, someone who's glad
to see me.Aren't you, Little Bit?

Dawn can't even bring herself to look at
him.

DAWN(clenched teeth)Get away
from me.

Tara steps forward to protect
Dawn.

TARAI think you better
go.

SPIKEOkay, now I was afraid of
this.Misrepresentations. Misunderstandings.Slurs and allegations.
See, I don'tknow what Buffy told you, but thething was, the Slayer
and I workedtogether, side by side, to get ridof Dru, who was up
to no good,I don't mind telling you--

Giles goes to Spike, stands over him.
Quietly intense and Ripper-y.

GILESSpike. Listen to
me.

SPIKEIt's just, I'm trying to
explainthat she might have said somethings that sounded like
Iexpressed some kind of--

Giles swats Spike back against a wall in a
controlled and almost casual way -- just a preview of what he could do.
Spike looks at him, shocked.

GILESWe are not your friends. We
arenot your way to Buffy. There isno way to Buffy.

Giles picks up the wet and charred blanket
and shoves it roughly into Spike's arms.

GILESNow clear out of here. And
Spike,this thing... get over it.

SPIKEDon't know what you
mean--

GILESYes. You do. Move the hell
on.

Spike considers making a reply, but instead
he pulls the burned blanket up over his head and turns for the door. He
limps out miserably. Over this we hear:

BUFFY (V.O.)So you've got girl
troubles.

INT. WARREN'S HOUSE - DAY

Buffy and Warren in the living room. He
looks guilty and miserable. Buffy leans in, accusatory:

WARRENWell, yeah, I felt like I
deserveto have someone, you know?Everyone deserves to have
someone.

BUFFYSo, naturally, you turned
tomanufacturing.

WARRENKinda.

BUFFYHow long did it take you to
buildyourself that little toy?

WARRENShe's not a toy. I mean, I
knowwhat you're thinking. But she'smore than that.

BUFFYI'm sure there are many
excitinglabor-saving attachments--

WARRENNo! I mean, I made her to
loveme. She cares about what I careabout and she wants to be with
me.She listens to me and supports me.I didn't make a toy, I made a
girlfriend.

BUFFYA girlfriend? Are you saying
youtwo... are you in love with her?

WARRENI really thought I would be.
Imean, she's perfect. But it'sjust... I don't know. It was
tooeasy and predictable. She gotboring. She was exactly what
Iwanted and I didn't want her.I thought I was going
crazy.

The playground of a park near Warren's house
-- swings, seesaw, sandbox. Katrina is walking through it -- the brisk
walk of the truly pissed-off. Suddenly April steps in front of Katrina,
bringing her up short.

APRILHi!

Katrina starts to brush past April, but
April steps in front of her again, still perky and smiling.

Katrina pulls away, trying to wrench her arm
out of April's grasp and run away.

APRILDon't go! You have to stay
andtell the truth!

April pulls Katrina closer. Katrina
struggles and April ends up holding her in both arms -- a bear
hug.

KATRINAWhat-- stop!

April squeezes Katrina.

APRILYou're a liar. He can't be
yourboyfriend. Say that he's myboyfriend!

KATRINAI can't... I can't
breathe... let go...

April squeezes harder. We hear the faint
horrible sound of Katrina's ribs beginning to crack.

APRIL(confused)You need to stop
lying.

INT. CHAMBER UNDER SPIKE'S CRYPT -
DAY

Spike throws a handful of photographs of
Buffy into a cardboard box. He follows it with her cashmere sweater, other
clothing... everything that remains of his ruined Buffy shrine. Every
gesture is of anger and dismissal.

SPIKEDamn right, I'll move
on.

EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY

Buffy and Warren walk through the
playground.

WARREN(calls)April? April, are
you there?(to Buffy)If the batteries are still working,and she
hears my voice,she'll answer.

BUFFYShe's, like,
voice-activated?

WARRENWell, I made it so if she
heard meand she didn't answer... it causesthis kind of
feedback.

BUFFYIf you call her and she
doesn'tanswer, it hurts her. You'reone creepy little dweeb,
Warren…

WARREN(calls)April!

CLOSE ON APRIL

APRILWarren!

Warren and Buffy turn to see her. Their eyes
reflect shock.

WARRENApril.

APRIL(scared)Where have you
been?

CUT WIDER TO REVEAL April is holding up the
limp body of Katrina, by the neck.

APRILI couldn't find you and this
girlkept lying to me, and then shewent to sleep.

BLACK OUT.

END OF ACT THREE

Act Four

EXT. PLAYGROUND - CONTINUOUS -
DAY

Buffy, Warren, April and the injured Katrina
are where we left them. Katrina sags in April's grasp.

APRILWarren, honey? What's going
on?Why did you go away? Is it a game?

WARRENNo. This isn't a
game.

APRILDid I do something wrong?
Iwaited a long time and you didn'tcome back. A long time. I
madeyou five sweaters.

WARRENThat's great. You could go
backthere and get them. You couldwait there--

BUFFYWarren. You have to tell
her.Do it right.

Warren takes a deep breath, bracing
himself.

APRILWhat is she saying? What do
youneed to tell me?

WARRENApril. It was my
mistake.

APRILYou can't make
mistakes.

WARRENBut I did. I thought I made
youeverything I wanted. But itwasn't what I really
wanted.

APRIL'S POV - ROBOT VISION

Warren's face, on flat-looking video. Around
the edges, tiny file folders are clustered -- it looks like a window's
desktop. The heading is "Make Warren Happy." There are a lot of files and
they only appear briefly. If you look quick you might see that some of
them are labeled: "Places to Rub," "Listen Sympathetically," "Give Him
Presents," "Oral Sex (File 1 of 7)," "Praise."

WARREN(on Robot vision)I'm
sorry. But it's over.

BACK TO REGULAR VIEW

APRILBut I can be whatever you
want.I love you. I'll do whatever youwant. Would you like a neck
rub?

The image jumps and wavers, the file folders
fade and shift location, the colors face... it looks like a computer with
a glitch. When the image clears, the folders are gone and a cross-hair is
now superimposed over Warren's face.

Warren is seen to flinch, and back away. He
points at Buffy.

WARREN(on Robot vision)I love
her!

April's POV pivots to frame a shocked
looking Buffy. Buffy is under the cross-hairs now. "FIGHT FOR BOYFRIEND"
starts flashing at the bottom of the screen

BACK TO NORMAL VIEW -- APRIL LOOKS AT
BUFFY

April growls.

BUFFY(to Warren)She growls? You
made her so she growls?

April attacks Buffy and we've got ourself a
Slayer-vs-Robot fight!

April THROWS Buffy -- she lands hard. As
Buffy regains her feet, Aprils easily RIPS A SEESAW FROM ITS BASE -- a
huge wooden paddle. April slams this weapon down on Buffy. Buffy manages
to grab it and wrest it away from the robot. Buffy SWINGS it, knocking
April's feet out from under her. The seesaw also strikes the edge of the
bench, and Katrina starts to stir to consciousness.

April gets up. Buffy hits her again with the
seesaw, but April grabs it away from her and tosses it aside. We see now
that Buffy's last blow ripped open April's side... wires and circuitry are
exposed.

Katrina scrambles up off the bench, her hand
at her neck where April grabbed her. She looks over at Buffy and April
locked in battle -- she sees Aprils' exposed circuits.

KATRINAWhat... What is... that's a
robot!

WARRENShe wasn't just for
sex!

KATRINAIs this... this is your
ex-girlfriend? You built her?!

Warren takes a step toward
Katrina.

KATRINANo! Get the hell away from
me!

Katrina exits and Warren runs after
her.

WARRENKatrina! No! Listen to
me...!

The fight continues... Buffy and the robot
are by a swing set now. Buffy pulls a swing back and launches it at
April... it hits her and throws her back. Buffy launches herself at April,
but April is quickly on her feet, driving Buffy back...

April ends up with a hand around Buffy's
throat. She could crush her larynx. Buffy gasps for breath, and kicks, but
her feet are off the ground.

APRILYou took my man! I'm going
tokill you! I'm going to...

April looks puzzled. Her hand is still
around Buffy's throat, but she's having trouble closing it...

APRILI can't... can't crush... so
tired...

Buffy steps back, disengaging her throat
from April's hand. April looks helplessly at her empty hand. She looks
around for Warren.

APRILWarren? Where are
you?What's happening to me?

TIME CUT TO:

EXT. PLAYGROUND - LATER - DAY

Buffy and April sit on the swings. April is
weaker. She leans against her swing's chain.

APRILI've rechecked everything. I
dideverything I was supposed to do.I was a good
girlfriend.

BUFFYI'm sure you
were.

APRILI'm only supposed to love
him.If I can't do that, what am I for?What do I exist
for?

BUFFYI don't know. It isn't
fair.He wasn't fair to you.

APRILIt's getting dark. It's so
earlyto be dark.

Buffy looks around -- it's full
daylight.

BUFFYYeah.

APRILWhat if he comes back and he
can'tfind me in the dark?

BUFFYI'm here. I'll make sure he
finds you.

APRILMaybe this is a girlfriend
test.If I wait here patiently this time,he'll come
back.

BUFFYI'm sure he will. And he's
goingto say... he'll say that he's so sorry.He told me... He said
he was proudof you and impressed with howmuch you love him and try
to helphim. He didn't mean to hurt you.

APRILHe's going to take me home
andthings will be right again.

BUFFYIt'll be fine.

APRILWhen things are sad, you just
haveto be patient. Because... Becauseevery cloud has a silver
lining.And when life give you lemonsyou make
lemonade...

BUFFYClouds and
lemonade.

APRILYes. And... and things are
alwaysdarkest before...

April stops moving, her eyes still open, her
expression the same. We hold on her a long time, long enough to realize
she's not going to move again.

He hands Buffy something to hold, as he puts
the finishing touches on the jamb.

BUFFYShe was just... she
devotedeverything to making this oneperson happy. And then it
waslike, with him gone, there wasn'tany reason for her to exist
any more.

XANDERRobots are the strangest
people.

BUFFYNah -- people are the
strangestpeople. I mean, I'm not thatdifferent from her. I've
gotso much more than her -- I'vegot this great life, all this
power,all these friends, my family, butstill, every time I don't
have aboyfriend, I feel like someonetook away my
arms.

Xander stops fussing with the window and
looks at Buffy, concerned.

XANDERYou feel like that?
Armless?

BUFFYWell, kinda. I feel
likesomething real importantis missing. But it isn't. Imean,
it is missing, but itisn't that important, you know?